Austin Founder Lions Club

NAMI Central Texas: Dispelling Mental Health Myths

  • 03 Jun 2021
  • 12:25 PM - 1:15 PM
  • via Zoom

NAMI Central Texas: Dispelling Mental Health Myths

DATE: June 3, 2021  12:30 pm via Zoom


 Karen Ranus
Introduced by Lion Gloria Munguia

Speak Up: Dispelling the Mental Health Myths that Keep Us Quiet

Communities are seeing an uptick in mental health concerns as we face the impact of more than a year of pandemic-fueled grief, stress, and anxiety. In spite of its high prevalence, most people still struggle with talking openly about mental illness. We'll break down some of the most common mental health myths and create the potential for every person to be a catalyst for change in transforming the way communities talk about and address mental health.  

About our Speaker:

Karen Ranus is the Executive Director of the Central Texas affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). She has developed and implemented numerous mental health programs to address the needs of faith communities, law enforcement, workplaces and parents of teens. She believes in the power of storytelling to engage people in important mental health conversations and often shares her own family's story to encourage her community to speak up about mental health. 



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